Missing definition MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT in 9.3

From: Bernard Peek (bap_at_shrdlu.com)
Date: 08/30/05 

Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:05:02 +0100

I've just attempted to compile a driver for the 64-bit release of
version 9.3 and I've hit a problem. There are two definitions missing
from the headers and as a result the code doesn't compile. This is code
that worked first time in 9.2 a few months back. That was the first time
I'd ever compiled a module from source. I thought it was too good to be
true.

It appears that the new kernel has a patch that removes those
definitions in module.h (MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT and MOD_INC_USE_COUNT).

The driver is for the ITE8212 IDE controller, which is quite a common
device (it's used in some current motherboards.) The code they supply
was designed for 2.6 kernels, obviously not the latest releases though.

Any suggestions?

. 

-- 
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author.

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